October 6, 2025
Agenda and Curriculum Proposals
Time: 10 am to noon
Location: SU 132 and via Zoom
1. Call to Order
2. Approval of Minutes from September 8, 2025 Meeting/Announcements
3. New Business
| Course/Program | Title | Department | Credits | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University-Wide | ||||
| Undergraduate Research Certificate | Undergraduate Studies | Eliminate old Gen Ed courses and adjust credit requirements within the certificate | ||
| Admissions | ||||
| Arts and Letters | ||||
| Cultural Life History | Anthropology | 3 | New | |
| BA in Anthropology | Anthropology | Add new ANT course to list of options in catalog | ||
| FIL 4838 | Holocaust on Screen | Communication and Multimedia Studies | 4 | New |
| FIL 4886 | Jews in American Film and Television | Communication and Multimedia Studies | 4 | New |
| JST 4940 | Holocaust Studies Practicum | Jewish Studies | 1-3 | New |
| New Program | Holocaust Studies Certificate and Minor | Jewish Studies, Center for Peace, Justice and Human Rights | 12 | New |
| Peace, Justice and Human Rights Minor and Certificate | Center for Peace, Justice and Human Rights | Add a new course requirement and a list of course to electives table | ||
| English as a Second Language (ESL) Certificate | Languages, Linguistics and Comparative Literature | Reduce credits from 15 to 12 | ||
| IDS 3802 | Arts and Performance Entrepreneurship 1 | Music | 3 | New |
| IDS 4803 | Arts and Performance Entrepreneurship 2 | Music | 3 | New |
| Arts and Performance Entrepreneurship Minor and Certificate | Music | Changes to increase interdisciplinary involvement, include an internship, and make certificate fully online | ||
| MUG 3201 | Choral Conducting 1 | Music | 1 | Remove prerequisites and corequisites |
| MUG 3301 | Instrumental Conducting 1 | Music | 1 | Remove prerequisites and corequisites |
| MUL 4433 | Solo String Literature (New title: Solo and Chamber String Literature) | Music | 2 | Change title and description |
| MUM 3052 | Arts and Performance Entrepreneurship 1 | Music | 3 | Terminate; being replaced by IDS 3802 above |
| MUM 4053 | Arts and Performance Entrepreneurship 2 | Music | 3 | Terminate; being replaced by IDS 4803 above |
| MUS 3222 | Diction for Singers 3: French | Music | 1 | Terminate |
| MUS 3232 | Diction for Singers 2: German | Music | 1 | Terminate |
| MVP 3603 | Percussion Equipment Management and Creation | Music | 2 | New |
| PHM 4131 | Philosophy of Video Games | Philosophy | 3 | New |
| Science Fiction and Philosophy | Philosophy | 3 | New | |
| SYG 4941 | Sociology Internship | Sociology | 3 | Remove one of the prerequisites |
| Business | ||||
| Education | ||||
| Directed Independent Research in Curriculum and Instruction | Curriculum and Instruction | 0-3 | New | |
| Combined Program: BA/BAE in Elementary Education to MED in Elementary Education | Curriculum and Instruction | New | ||
| Directed Independent Research in Special Education | Special Education | 0-3 | New | |
| Student Teaching: Exceptional Student Education | Special Education | 4-9 to 3-12 | Change credits and prerequisites | |
| Exceptional Student Education BA and BAE | Special Education | Incorporate changes related to EEX 4946 and move two courses to be taken earlier | ||
| Engineering and Computer Science | ||||
| CWR 4202 | Hydrologic Engineering | Civil, Environmental and Geomatics Engineering | 3 | Change prerequisites |
| BS in Biomedical Engineering | Biomedical Engineering | Revise curriculum for three tracks, remove two tracks, and expand objectives | ||
|
(Postponed until next meeting.) |
Combined Program: BS in Biomedical Engineering to MS in Artificial Intelligence | Biomedical Engineering and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | New | |
|
(Postponed until next meeting.) |
Degree Program: BS in Artificial Intelligence with Biology | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Biological Sciences | 120 | New |
| AI Capstone Projects | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | 3 | New | |
|
(Postponed until next meeting.) |
College of Engineering and Computer Science general section revisions | Engineering Dean's Office | Make several adjustments to general requirements and college policies | |
| Honors College | ||||
| Child and Family Studies Minor | Interdisciplinary | 15 | New | |
| Law and Society Concentration | Interdisciplinary | Add two new electives | ||
| International Studies Minor | International Studies | 15 | New | |
| Honors Introduction to Comparative Politics | Political Science | 3 | Change course level to 2000, course number, and description | |
| Political Science Concentration | Political Science | Make several course additions to the electives, including courses from Arts and Letters | ||
| Library | ||||
| Nursing | ||||
| Science | ||||
| Social Work and Criminal Justice | ||||
4. Next Meeting and Adjournment
The UUPC's next meeting is Monday, November 3, from 10 am to noon, in SU 132 and via Zoom.
New programs and program changes approved at today's meeting will be considered by the Faculty Steering Committee and Faculty Senate on the dates noted below. Please have a college representative present for those meetings. If any new courses/course revisions seem controversial, please have a representative present for those courses as well.
Faculty Steering Meeting: Thursday, October 23, 2 to 4 pm, Board of Trustees Room, https://www.fau.edu/ufsgov/steering-committee/
University Faculty Senate Meeting: Monday, November 3, 1 to 3 pm, EE 106, https://www.fau.edu/ufsgov/calendar/